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Heirarchy Of The Evil Warriors

Okay, so I realize that Skeletor's Evil Warriors operate more like a gang, than a military unit (probably why they get their arses kicked by the Masters so much!! ), but in your minds, what's the overall "chain of command"?

Obviously Skeletor is at the top. Evil Lyn is obviously his SIC. Who's next? Tri-Klops? TrapJaw?

I have always felt Tri-Klops was next due to his technical abilities followed by Mer-Man/Beastman/Trapjaw (middle tier evil warriors more akin to warlords of different domains) and then at the bottom was Whiplash and Clawful

Other villains like Webstor and Scareglow would fall in between the Trapjaw tier and the Clawful bottom

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Okay, so I realize that Skeletor's Evil Warriors operate more like a gang, than a military unit (probably why they get their arses kicked by the Masters so much!! ), but in your minds, what's the overall "chain of command"?

Obviously Skeletor is at the top. Evil Lyn is obviously his SIC. Who's next? Tri-Klops? TrapJaw?

I think Tri-Klops would be next on the totem pole. Beast Man, Trap Jaw and Mer-Man round out his primary court.

Beastman, to me, has always been more of a henchman along with Trap Jaw, Whiplash, Stinkor, Scareglow and Clawful. Mer-Man (who can supply and army), Evil-Lyn and Tri-Klops are like the inner circle, the ones that Skeletor communes with and makes his plans. Beastman might be in there too but I don't think he would be sought for council, just lead the big bad beasts.

Webstor, Jitsu, and the rest are more like the guys that answer Skeletor's call when needed to fight the good guys but the have their own regular dealings and are not alway held up in Snake Mountain.

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Originally Posted by SAMURAI36

Okay, so I realize that Skeletor's Evil Warriors operate more like a gang, than a military unit (probably why they get their arses kicked by the Masters so much!! )

Ha! Hilarious! It's just too bad that the villains help so many heroes change their careers to gardening by making them push up the daisies and fertilizing the lawn...

As to the question, there is no chain of command. Skeletor rules as a tyrant and a despot. When he's around no one else gives orders or has a say. Now, when he is absent it's a free-for-all among the rest of the Evil Warriors where the most powerful one gets to lead. So, the real question is who is the most powerful one after Skeletor? I'd say Evil-Lyn and she would rule pretty much like Skeletor with everyone waiting for her to dole out orders.

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I always liked what someone on the DVDs - I think it was Paul Dini - said about the Evil Warriors - that they're basically just a barely-organized frat.

That said, I think it's pretty clear that Evil-Lyn outranks everyone but Skeletor, for obvious reasons, and I think Beast Man, Mer-Man, Trapjaw and Tri-Klops are the 'senior staff'.

I think everyone else is pretty much equal, although some are brighter than others which gives them a bit of an edge. (Whiplash, Webstor and classic Clawful, for example, wouldn't be taking orders from Spikor), but I think they're all pretty much 'frat brothers' without a particular rank system. And even with senior staff, since they get kicked around by the boss more than the others, their 'rank' is dubious.

Panthor can't really be in the heirarchy. Do you see anyone taking orders from him? He's just a pet.

Yet he's higher than Beastman... That's the whole point... Beastman ranks lower than the pet cat... Imagine what that would do to guys like Stinkor, who are at THE BOTTOM of the totem pole.
(Though Panthor having Skelly's back sounds cool.)

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Evil-Lyn's (most likely) more powerful than Mer-Man or Beast Man, but I'd say Beast man is (arguably) more loyal (I think of him as a bodyguard in addition to general henchman/warrior) and Mer-Man can bring an entire kindgom to the field, so for me those three are on the same level.

I see Tri-Klops and Trap-Jaw as the third "rung" on the ladder, just a small step below the previous three.

The rest are based sort of on "seniority" and sort of on power and sort of on personal preference.

To me, Panthor is sort of outside the loose "chain of command," so to speak. He does what he wants when he wants - he doesn't take orders, but doesn't really give them either.

EDIT: I just read the chess analogy in AmericanLegend's post above, and I think it's pretty accurate actually ...

Yet he's higher than Beastman... That's the whole point... Beastman ranks lower than the pet cat... Imagine what that would do to guys like Stinkor, who are at THE BOTTOM of the totem pole.
(Though Panthor having Skelly's back sounds cool.)

Higher up in Skeletor's affections maybe, but then we have to decide what we're actually meaning when we're discussing heirarchy within the evil warriors. Obama's cat might be loyal to him and more treasured in his affections than say, Joe Biden. He might even chide the VP if he steps on his tail. That doesn't mean that Obama's cat is going to be next in line in the presidential heirarchy if anything happens to him. The cat has no power at all and no ability to lead. Neither does Panthor.

The evil ranking to me, is like that of a biker gang. There's the Leader & a second in command, there's usually a "right hand man" & everyone else goes by seniority. There are those who come in though & move up very fast due to their importance.

I see Kobra Khan being close to Skeletor as he can keep tabs on the Snake Men using Kobra Khan as a spy since Kobra Khan wears the Snake Men's "colors." Though Kobra Khan's got less seniority, his importance to Skeletor would bring him up a bit.

Ha! Hilarious! It's just too bad that the villains help so many heroes change their careers to gardening by making them push up the daisies and fertilizing the lawn...

As to the question, there is no chain of command. Skeletor rules as a tyrant and a despot. When he's around no one else gives orders or has a say. Now, when he is absent it's a free-for-all among the rest of the Evil Warriors where the most powerful one gets to lead. So, the real question is who is the most powerful one after Skeletor? I'd say Evil-Lyn and she would rule pretty much like Skeletor with everyone waiting for her to dole out orders.

I think you're 100% right. Skeletor's primary henchmen are exactly that. Henchmen. It's Skeletor over all. Evil-Lyn is the only one with any sort of ambition.

I think the main reason Skeletor experience such loyalty from his merry band of thugs is he pretty much saved each of their lives. They owe him. Honor among thieves so to speak.

Higher up in Skeletor's affections maybe, but then we have to decide what we're actually meaning when we're discussing heirarchy within the evil warriors. Obama's cat might be loyal to him and more treasured in his affections than say, Joe Biden. He might even chide the VP if he steps on his tail. That doesn't mean that Obama's cat is going to be next in line in the presidential heirarchy if anything happens to him. The cat has no power at all and no ability to lead. Neither does Panthor.

Skeletor does not have affections for his warriors. If their capture/death would be needed for him to succeed he'd trade them in a heartbeat. Having Panthor very high in that scale is another way for Skeletor to abuse his power. (maybe causing mutiny across his ranks.)

Caligula wanted to make his horse a consul IIRC. So the idea of a "Pet" being a higher up isn't that farfetched. Heck I read recently about a cat called for Jury Duty.http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO133130/
(true that it's a big mix-up, but still the cat has to do his duty.)
Just because he doesn't talk like Battle Cat doesn't mean that Panthor lacks the skills.

FINALLY!! GLIMMER IS IN MY SHELF!! Now I need a Crita!! Crita is to Mara what Evil Lyn is to Teela. If we ARE getting Mara, then we NEED Crita.

i think of it more like a cabinet...
you got skelly as the pres. and evil lynn as vice pres...
the others are all there to provide different special skills...for advisement and application...

This is probably the best way of looking at it. All these characters have a common goal, and recognize Skeletor as the one person with the best chance of pulling it off. For their various reasons, they joined his cause, and do his bidding while offering their expertise where and when it's needed.

The only hierarchy that would exist is between those characters that are naturally subservient. For instance, Mer-Man is master of the oceans... so it makes sense that he might have dominion over Spikor and Clawful, while Stinkor and Panthor might defer to Beastman.

The only exceptions, in my collection anyway, are Webstor (Who skulks about Snake Mountain, but doesn't "serve" Skeletor), Scare Glow (following the MVC Comic, he's indebted to Skeletor, but doesn't share his agenda).

Others, like Trap Jaw and Two-Badd crossed or failed Skeletor, were sufficiently punished, and serve him for fear that he'll do worse next time.